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Cardinals poised to advance to NLCS
The St. Louis Cardinals will send Matt Morris to the mound on Saturday in an attempt to close out their best-of-five NLDS with the San Diego Padres. The Cards hold a 2-0 lead in this series.
Morris was 14-10 with a 4.11 ERA in the regular season, and he’ll be opposed in San Diego by Padres starter Woody Williams (9-12, 4.85 ERA).
The Cardinals opened as 120 favorites. The total opened at 8.5.
David Eckstein and Reggie Sanders drove in two runs each to lead the Cardinals to a 6-2 win over the Padres in Game 2 on Thursday afternoon.
The Cardinals won that game as -240 favorites at home. The contest’s combined score fell UNDER the posted total (8.5).
Mark Mulder kept San Diego’s hitters in check, allowing only one run on eight hits in 6 2-3 innings of work. Pedro Astacio was charged with the loss, giving up two earned runs, four runs in total, in four innings pitched.
STL: M. Morris (0-0, NA)
SD: W. Williams (0-0, NA)
Cardinals lead series 2-0
The St. Louis Cardinals will send Matt Morris to the mound on Saturday in an attempt to close out their best-of-five NLDS with the San Diego Padres. The Cards hold a 2-0 lead in this series.
Morris was 14-10 with a 4.11 ERA in the regular season, and he’ll be opposed in San Diego by Padres starter Woody Williams (9-12, 4.85 ERA).
The Cardinals opened as 120 favorites. The total opened at 8.5.
David Eckstein and Reggie Sanders drove in two runs each to lead the Cardinals to a 6-2 win over the Padres in Game 2 on Thursday afternoon.
The Cardinals won that game as -240 favorites at home. The contest’s combined score fell UNDER the posted total (8.5).
Mark Mulder kept San Diego’s hitters in check, allowing only one run on eight hits in 6 2-3 innings of work. Pedro Astacio was charged with the loss, giving up two earned runs, four runs in total, in four innings pitched.
STL: M. Morris (0-0, NA)
SD: W. Williams (0-0, NA)
Cardinals lead series 2-0